Taize Prayer Service, Order of Worship for the People of Ukraine - Field Education Site
Taizé Prayer Service for the People of Ukraine
Monday April 11, 2022 – 5:30 PM
Image – “Theotokos, Protector of Ukraine – by Lahoma Rachels
St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
St. Augustine’s will be a home where all can belong and
experience God’s love.
Online Book of Common Prayer and hymnal:
https://www.bookofcommonprayer.net/
https://hymnary.org/hymnal/EH1982
Taizé is a form of meditative prayer that uses short, repeated phrases to encourage participants to calm the mind and focus their intentions upon those being prayed for. This also helps us to be aware of the presence of God within our midst. Taize verses will be repeated a minimum of 5 times, the main verses will be repeated by the congregation, and some songs may have parts sung by our song leaders. After each song there will be a period of silence of several minutes for meditation.
This service is dedicated to the peoples of Ukraine and Russia, and for all victims of war, that there will be peace and mercy, that there will be an end to the violence, and that we can learn to live harmoniously as residents
GREETING (BCP p. 109)
All stand
SHORT LESSON (BCP p. 109)
Jesus said, “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp to put it under a bucket, but on a lamp-stand where it gives light for everyone in the house. And you, like the lamp, must shed light among your fellow men, so that they may see the good you do, and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16
PRAYER FOR UKRAINE
The Officiant says
Let us pray.
God of love, we are disconcerted by the violence in our world, and especially now by the acts of war in Ukraine. Enable us to stand in solidarity with those who suffer, and who live today in fear and anxiety. Sustain the hope of all those, in this beloved part of the world, who seek justice and peace. Send the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of peace, to inspire the leaders of nations and all human beings.
Risen Christ, as we remain in silence before you, we let this ardent prayer rise up: may the firing of weapons in the land of Ukraine cease! Welcome into your love those who are dying from violence and war, console the families in mourning, support those who have had to take the road of exodus. Faced with incomprehensible suffering, we still believe that your words of love and peace will never pass. You gave your life on the cross and you opened a future for us, even beyond death. So we implore you: give us your peace. You are our hope.
Amen.
You are invited to light a candle with your specific intentions now.
Candle-Lighting
CANDLE-LIGHTING ANTHEM Bless the Lord my soul (WLP 825) (Repeat 5 times)
Silence for meditation – 3 minutes
PHOS HILARON (BCP p. 112)
O gracious Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
PSALM: Psalm 36:5-11
5Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, *
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
6Your righteousness is like the strong mountains,
your justice like the great deep; *
you save both man and beast, O Lord.
7How priceless is your love, O God! *
Your people take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
8They feast upon the abundance of your house; *
you give them drink from the river of your delights.
9For with you is the well of life, *
and in your light we see light.
10Continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, *
and your favor to those who are true of heart.
11Let not the foot of the proud come near me, *
nor the hand of the wicked push me aside.
At the end of the Psalm is sung or said
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Lessons
FIRST READING: Isaiah 42:1-9
The people sit.
A Reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
1“Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
2He will not cry or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
3a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
4He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.”
5Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
6“I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness,
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
7to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.
8I am the Lord, that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to idols.
9See, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth,
I tell you of them.”
Silence may follow.
FIRST CANTICLE (BCP p. 119)
Canticle 15: The Song of Mary
Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
SECOND READING: Hebrews 9:11-15
The people sit.
A Reading from Paul's letter to the Hebrews.
11When Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), 12he entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. 13For if the blood of goats and bulls, with the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, sanctifies those who have been defiled so that their flesh is purified, 14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!
15For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, because a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant.
Silence may follow.
SECOND CANTICLE (BCP p. 119)
Canticle 17: The Song of Simeon
Nunc dimittis
Luke 2:29-32
Lord, you now have set your servant free *
to go in peace as you have promised;
For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, *
whom you have prepared for all the world to see:
A Light to enlighten the nations, *
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
THIRD READING: John 12:1-11
The people sit.
A Reading from John.
1Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. 8You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”
9When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, 11since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.
Silence may follow.
Homily
THE APOSTLES’ CREED (BCP p. 120)
Officiant and People together, all standing.
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY (BCP p. 357)
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (BCP p. 359) (In revision)
All remain standing.
With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying, “Lord, have mercy.”
[For the peace from above, for the loving kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.]
For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For our Bishop, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For our President, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For this city (town, village, ___________ ), for every city and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
[For seasonable weather, and for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.]
For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
[For those who travel on land, on water, or in the air [or through outer space], let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.]
For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
[For ___________ , let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.]
For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
[For the absolution and remission of our sins and offenses, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.]
That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
[Defend us, deliver us, and in thy compassion protect us, O Lord, by thy grace.
Lord, have mercy.]
In the communion of [ ___________ and of all the] saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
To thee, O Lord our God.
Silence
THE LORD’S PRAYER (BCP p. 97)
Officiant and People
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
THE PEACE (BCP p. 360)
All stand.
Then the Ministers and the People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.
The Holy Eucharist
OFFERTORY SENTENCE (BCP p. 376)
The Celebrant says
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14
OFFERTORY HYMN Eat This Bread (Berthier)
The Great Thanksgiving
SURSUM CORDA (BCP p. 369)
The People remain standing.
PROPER PREFACE (BCP p. 370)
Facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds
God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise.
Glory to you for ever and ever.
At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home.
By your will they were created and have their being.
From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one another.
Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight.
Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way of freedom and peace.
By his blood, he reconciled us.
By his wounds, we are healed.
And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn:
SANCTUS (BCP p. 371)
Celebrant and People
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION (BCP p. 371)
The Celebrant continues
And so, Father, we who have been redeemed by him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring before you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.
On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper, he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sacrifice of thanksgiving,
We celebrate his death and resurrection,
as we await the day of his coming.
EPICLESIS (BCP p. 372)
Lord God of our Fathers; God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name.
Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread.
Accept these prayers and praises, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to generation. AMEN.
The Breaking of the Bread
FRACTION ANTHEM (BCP p. 364)
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
grant us peace.
INVITATION (BCP p. 364)
The Celebrant says
The Gifts of God for the People of God.
DISTRIBUTION (BCP p. 365)
The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then immediately deliver it to the people.
The Bread and the Cup are given to the communicants with these words
The Body (Blood) of our Lord Jesus Christ keep you in everlasting life. [Amen.]
COMMUNION HYMN O Lord hear my pray'r (WLP 827)
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER (BCP p. 365)
After Communion, the Celebrant says
Let us pray.
Celebrant and People
Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
BLESSING (BCP p. 366)
The Priest blesses the people, saying
The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.
POST-COMMUNION HYMN - JESUS, REMEMBER ME (BCP p. 366)
(Will get music)
DISMISSAL (BCP p. 366)
MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY
Raymond DeLong, Lay Reader
Raymond DeLong, Acolyte
Trish Darlington, Linda Sigg, Donna Tumm, Altar Guild
Carolyn Gaynor Altar Guild Leader
Tommie Richmond, Vestry Person of the Day
Charlotte Vaughn, Soloist
James Vaughn, Trumpet
Paul Hennessy, Organist
The Rev. John Warner, Deacon
The Rev. Dr. Kurt Miller, Priest Associate
The Rev. Terri Degenhardt, Assisting Priest
The Rev. Thomas Barron, Assisting Priest
The Rev. James T. Said, Priest, Rector & Celebrant
St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church
St. Augustine’s will be a home where all can belong and experience God’s love.
The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Frank Logue, Diocesan Bishop
The Rev. James T. Said, Priest & Rector
The Rev. Dr. Kurt Miller, Priest Associate
The Rev. Thomas Barron, Assisting Priest
The Rev. Terri Degenhardt, Assisting Priest
The Rev. John Warner, Deacon
The Rev. Faye Forbes, Deacon
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Augusta, GA 30909
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